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AST_HASPARAMETER - Returns a flag indicating if a named global parameter is present in a Table

Description:
This routine returns a flag indicating if a named parameter exists in a Table, for instance, by having been added to to the Table using AST_ADDPARAMETER.
Invocation:
RESULT = AST_HASPARAMETER( THIS, PARAMETER, STATUS )
Arguments:
THIS = INTEGER (Given)
Pointer to the Table.
PARAMETER = CHARACTER $*$ ( $*$ ) (Given)
The character string holding the upper case name of the parameter. Trailing spaces are ignored.
STATUS = INTEGER (Given and Returned)
The global status.
Notes:
  • A value of .FALSE. is returned for if an error occurs.


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AST A Library for Handling World Coordinate Systems in Astronomy
Starlink User Note 210
R.F. Warren-Smith & D.S. Berry
24th May 2011
E-mail:ussc@star.rl.ac.uk

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